Tarnoff, Ben
Internet for the People: The Fight for Our Digital Future
- ISBN 13:
- 9781839762024
- author:
- Tarnoff, Ben
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Verso
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 21.2 x 14.2 x 2.4 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Public Policy / Science & Technology Policy Political Science
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 6 working days
Description
The internet's flaws are starkly apparent in its current state. Private firms dominate the digital landscape, prioritising profit over people. In "Internet for the People", Ben Tarnoff argues that this is a result of a deliberate process of privatization that transformed a small research network into a global powerhouse of capitalism. Tarnoff tells the story of how the modern internet came to be, and how its current state has led to crises such as the erosion of privacy and the spread of right-wing propaganda. He proposes a solution: deprivatizing the internet, which would create an online space where people, not profit, hold sway. By shrinking the market's influence and diminishing the power of the profit motive, Tarnoff suggests that it may be possible to build a better internet - one that is more democratic and controlled by its users.
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